In recent years, Hollywood has been recasting a genre that had been the province of white stories – think ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,’ ‘Fatal Attraction,’ ‘Single White Female’ or ‘Unfaithful’ – for black audiences.
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Book review: In ‘Truck Full of Money,’ a tech prodigy made real
The latest book by Tracy Kidder profiles the life of Kayak.com founder and ‘monster coder’ Paul English.
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Book review: ‘Many Captivities’ offers a long look at Mother Esther’s unusual life
Ann M. Little’s telling of Esther Wheelwright’s story illuminates issues of class, status and gender through the 18th century and across continents.
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French farce delights at Theatre at Monmouth
Marc Camoletti’s ‘Boeing Boeing’ provides unfettered zaniness, old-school comedy and just a hint of message.
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Portman’s Jackie Kennedy biopic to get Oscar season release
‘Jackie’ will come out in early December and Natalie Portman is expected to be in the best-actress Oscar race.
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‘Sully’ takes off to lead box office with $35.5 million
The Tom Hanks film exceeds expectations by around $10 million.
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Don Voisine’s ‘X/V’ is cool, calm and perfectly contained
What you see is what you get – in the best way possible – at this Center for Maine Contemporary Art show.
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Usher back in the acting ring
The eight-time Grammy winner’s extracurricular film career gets serious with his role as boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in ‘Hands of Stone.’
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Book review: Real, imagined characters make memorable music in ‘Boston Castrato’
Colin W. Sargent’s 1920s novel hits all the right notes on accuracy and fervor.
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Deep Water: ‘Rocky Coast’ by Stuart Kestenbaum
Maine poems, selected by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.